Get pumped up for lots of fun and food at Singapore’s Largest Carnival opening in Marina Bay this December

Piles of excitement and buckets of rushing adrenaline is popping by this December school holidays at Marina Bay. And despite that month long enjoyment for the holiday season, this carnival will be a resident attraction for an additional three months from launch date!

Starting from 8th December 2017 and spanning all throughout to 1st April 2018, this carnival is probably the biggest Singapore had witnessed/or hosted thus far – boasting a playable area of 25,000 square meters. In case you might be wondering how big that is, it is definitely big enough to lose your child unattended (teehee!). We are kidding, but it is intuitively a privilege for families to spend quality time and friends hanging out.

The Prudential Marina Bay Carnival will be located at The Promontory and Bayfront Event Space. More than 4o rides and games from a variety of European/Ang Moh countries will be made available to enjoy. So ehem – SPGs – this is your time. We mean, seriously, how often do you get these level of rides’ scale passed through the stringent Singapore safety measures licensing or what not? Hmm..

Aside to that, rides such as The Star Flyer, well towering over Singapore skyline at 35 meters in air, will be rotating your inner guts for a 360-degree bird’s eye view. Rest assured, you will definitely oversee the whole spectrum of events that is happening below. And please do release that imaginary endorphin for your inner-unicorns to fly. Steady lah..

And if heights are not enough of a kick for your ‘thang‘, then maybe getting on the spine-chilling Booster Maxx ride can propel you to legendary status with speeds of 96 km/h in under 8 holy seconds – 55 meters high. We hereby do not suggest magic mushrooms (illegal! illegal!) here, but you should consider doing your “Magic-Mikes” before the ride to loosen up.

What if you refused to confine yourself to a small space? Fret not, there is the Cyclone Coaster which will occupy a huge chunk of space at almost 800 square meters. That is a LOT of hair whippings back and forth. Just keep in mind, not to chant the wrong kind of prayer when your emotions run wild during that spurt of shock. Remember her:

Well of course, the Prudential Marina Bay Carnival is a family-friendly event at the end of the day. Therefore, there will be rides for the little young ones, the safe at hearts, the not so young at hearts and the “slowly-but-surely-gaining-momentum-kinda-people“. Classics such as the Log Flume ride, Apple Coaster (kiddy rollercoaster) and a pirate ship ride called the Das Fun Schiff ship are there to entertain your timeless episodes.

Entrances are FREE! Aha, there is a catch. Just like the rest of the other 30 carnival game stalls (which ridiculously stocks themselves of 1.2 million licensed plush toys up for lucky grabs); you can grab the rides and play those games, but that will set you back between $4 to $10 credits per activity. Thus, it is free but not so free LAH. Uniquely Singapore most appropriately. And so this carnival, aims to boost up the increasing tourist numbers into Singapore this year with ongoing lively wanderlusts. Almost four months of carnival in one setting is no ordinary feat on Singapore soil. Even the pasar-malams cannot win residency more than 2 months in one location – and they are cheap, mind you.

Food enthusiasts can also grace the event as hipster finger foods are also available to indulge. These insta-worthy bites and dishes, such as raclette, churros , gourmet burgers are all there for you to swallow, once you puked out what you have left after the tossing, turnings and tussles.

But of course, you should try to skip that vomiting part out, but we are sure you will not want to miss out on these eye-candy treats! (Psst, Michelin-starred delights from Restaurant Labyrinth will be making an appearance too.).

The Prudential Marina Bay Carnival will be open every day from 4pm to 11pm, except on Christmas Eve (Ho Ho Ho) and New Year’s Eve (time for new resolutions or rekindle the un-achieved ones). On these two fateful Eves, the carnival will extend its hours, from 3pm to 2am.

Now, eat your eyes out to that. Plan a trip down to Marina Bay next week onward!

The RFID (radio frequency identification) cards, which will be storing your purchased credits for the rides and games, will require no minimum sum for subsequent top ups, from its first initial value of $10.

Credits for the rides and games can be purchased on site, but if you do not want to be part of the crowd, you can be smart about it and purchase them online. Don’t say Bo Jio!

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Pop Up Stores, Street Food, Chill spots and more at GSS Orchard Road!

It’s that time of the year again. Just when you thought you shopped enough. Orchard Road just got more interesting this year with their Great Singapore Street Pop Up!

From the 21st to the 30th of June (11 am to 10 pm), there will be tons of new and exciting editions from 43 retail and F&B outlets. From cult jeans and active sportswear, fashion apparel and accessories, furniture and home furnishings, jewellery and vintage collectables, cosmetics, arts and crafts, lifestyle speciality gifts to gourmet burgers, lala clams, craft beers, salted egg rostis, Ah Hoi’s famed Chilli Crab. Talk about being spoilt for choices.

After all of that, check out the various pop-up installations and chill out at the air sofa and picnic benches at Grange Road Carpark. There will be performances by Jazz bands and screenings of both local and foreign full-length films along with short films produced by students from Temasek Polytechnic!

Also, if you spend a minimum of $100 (same-day combined receipts), you can redeem a GoSpree tote bag at any pop-up store.

8 New Year’s Eve Celebrations to end 2018 in Singapore

It’s finally time, 2018 is coming to a close. No current plans to end the year? We got you covered!

Before we bring in the “New Year, New Me” memes and start coming up New Year Resolutions that we “commit” to, here are a few places to celebrate and spend the last moments of 2018 with your beaus.

To new beginnings!

1. Block Party Countdown 2018 at Clarke Quay

Photo Credits: CapitaLand Malls

Unleash your inner child in this year’s epic Block Party Countdown at Clarke Quay’s Fountain Square! The block party theme, “PLAY”, will feature vibrant coloured interlocking play blocks, specially constructed three-dimensional structures, and a pedal-powered illuminating LED wall, all designed to bring a fun and imaginative playground element to the party.

Get your Instagram-worthy photo moments and interact with dancing green toy soldiers and unicorn mascots that will be roaming the area.

Hosts, DJs Gerald Koh and Kimberly Wang from 987FM, will kick the party into gear high with music from award-winning local bands, Shirlyn and The UnXpected, and entertainment from plenty of fun stage games prepared.

After the countdown, remember to not leave as the party continues all around the various clubs and bars at Clarke Quay!

There will be also a collaboration between Mediacorp celebrities, Pierre Png, Romeo Tan, Carrie Wong, Sheila Sim and Joel Choo, and ten of Singapore’s top fashion models, to put up a special item with homegrown singer Aisyah Aziz, to showcase some of the works done by local designers.

And of course, it isn’t a New Year’s celebration without the iconic mass display of fireworks! An explosion of technicolour fireworks will light up Singapore’s beautiful skyline at the stroke of midnight.

If fireworks are the only thing that sparks your interest in New Year celebrations, you won’t want to miss the multi-sensory technicolour fireworks and light show at The Float at Marina Bay. Be the first in Singapore to experience the futuristic magic of fireworks as Star Island Singapore will debut for the first time outside of Japan.

It is a one of a kind fireworks musical with a new action-packed universe of world-class fireworks, 3D surround sound, synchronised light displays and performances.

Individual LED bands will be given so attendees can fully immerse themselves in the multi-sensory show.

Pre-show activities such as the Food Truck Fest with various food and delights and a bazaar selling quirky items will also be featured.

Music lovers, this is your chance! Esplanade is hosting six hours’ worth of dynamic music at the Esplanade Outdoor Theatre to usher in the new year. The celebration will be carried by celebrity host, Timothy Nga.

Be entertained all night long with performances by Nick Zavior, Amni Musfirah & The Hustlers, NovoBloco and Bloco Singapura. Spend the last moments of 2018 moving to the grooves and dancing to the beats!

Newly-opened early this year, Heartbeat@Bedok is hosting its first countdown party.

Catch a performance by TMD (Too Much Drama), a multi-lingual band from Singapore and put your dancing to good use and help break the record of the “Largest Silent Disco” in the Singapore Book of Records, by dancing non-stop for 5 minutes.

Participants are provided with a wireless noise cancelling headphone and can choose between channels of disco, house and rock. What are you waiting for? Every thing is provided, you just have to show up and dance into the new year!

Spend the night riding the waves at Wave House Sentosa’s countdown party!

Join the exhilarating flowboarding experience by riding the FlowRider and the FlowBarrel. It is an endlessly fun ride with the waves creating a safe, non-curling, endless sheet of water flowing over a composite vinyl surface, much like a trampoline. For a more sporty new year’s celebration, experiment and perform tricks by carving up and down the surface, just like you would in other board sports!

Apart from the waves, there will be comfortable sofa seating where you can chill and count the hours away to 2019. Choose from a variety of extravagant food and drinks from the restaurant and bar whilst listening to the feel-good music.